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J. H. STORTZ.

MACHINE FoR CREASING CARDBOARD.

APPLICATION FILED .IULY 27,1918.

Patented June 17, 1919.

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I. H. STORTZ.

MACHI'NE FOR CREASING CARDBOAHD.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 27.1918

Patented June 17, 1919.

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J. H. STORTZ.

MACHINE FOR CREASING CARDBOARD.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 27.1918.

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MACHINE FOR CREASING CARDBOARD.

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I. H. STORTZ.

MACHINE FOR CREASING CARDBOARD.

APPLICATION FILED lIULY 27,1918.

Patented June 17, 1919.

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JOHN H. S'I'OBTZ, OF PHILADEI'PHIA, EENNSY LVANIA, ASSIGNOR T0 HENE' 8mm & BRD.- INC., OF PHILADELPKIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION 0B' PENNS VANIA.

MACHINE E03. CREASNG CARDOABD.

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Speoifloation of Letters Patent. Patn'ted ,11' inne 11W, 191ml.,

Application filed July 27, 1918. Serial No. M1001.

To all whom z't may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. S'ron'rz, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia,`and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Machines for Greasing Cardboard, of which the following is a full, clear, and 'exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specifieation.

My invention relates to machines for forming creases in card board or similar material for the purpose of bending to form boxes, folders, etc.

The object of my invention is to produce a machine for putting in the card board two parallel creases, simultaneously, and then putting in simultaneously two other parallel creases at right angles to the first creases, for

the formation of a box or cover. Heretofore in simultaneously putting parallel creases i in card board great diiiculty was experi- Venced in the drawing of the material to form the creases, the material usually being torn longitudinally between the creases by 'the strain.

. My invention has for its main object the overcoming of this di'liiculty, together with novel and advantageous features of construction in the production of a machine which is entirely automatic in its operation and is capable of adjustment for difi'erent sizes and thickness of blanks.

The novel elements, together with the advantages of same, will be clearly understood from the following detailed description of my machine, in connection with accmpanying drawings, in whicl1 Figure 1 is a rear V1ew of the machine, partly broken away.

Fig. 2 is a section on l1ne 2-2 of Fig. 1, with certain parts omitted, showmg a plan view of the creasing tables, etc.

Fig. 3 is 'a section on line 3-3 of Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is on line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail showing one of the collapsible fingers on carrier chain.

Fig. 6 is a front view of the feeding hopper and contiguous mechanism.

Fig. 7 is a side View of the parts shown in Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged sectional detail of one of the feeding adj ustments.

Fig. 9 is an enlarged View, principally in ticular blank material in use.

a Vertical section of the machine,

section, showing the creaser bars just a'boutto Iat upon a blank, together with coacting. pa w Fig. 10 is an enlarged face View of one of the creaser bars, partly in'central section.

Fig. 11 is a plan View of a sample blank after` it has been creased in my machine.

Flg. 12 is an enlarged cross-section through a crease.

The machine comprises primarily a feeding hopper A (see Fig. 2), first creasing table B, second creasing table C, and a movable presser head D, together with correlated driving mechanism therefor.

The feeding hopper is carried by 'a bracket b projecting from the front of the machine. frame a. It consists if a fixed bottom member c and a sliding bottom member d, a fixed side e and an adjustable side f, a fixed back gand an adjustable front h, see Figs. 2, 6, 7. When a pile of blanks is placed in the hopper upon the 'two part bottom c-d, side f v is moved on its rod f' to 'a distance from side e to suit the width of the blanks. In a similar manner fronth is moved in its (lovetailed slide h' to a distance from the back g to suit the length of the blanks.

vBack g is supported above the bottom member c, see Fig. 8, leaving a crack sufficiently high to allow the passage therethrough of the thickest blank likely to be used in the machine. An adjusting gage is slidably mounted on back g to cut down this crack to suit the thickness of the par- Back g has horizontal slots g' for allowinggage to be moved to approximately the middle of the width of the blanks in the hopper. lThe lower slot g' is of suflicient width to allow Vertical movement of the gage. The upper slot g' carries` a slidable boss y' having an linterior hole enough larger than the pin the gage isfixed in this position by'tightening the thum'b nut on pln 71'. t

The movable bottom d inclines slightly upward toward along `'the front where, in its initial`position, it underrides front member h, and is provided at this edge with a slight but sharply cutrido'e d', which acts as a' claw or rake upon the bottom Sheet of the pile of blanks. ,VVhen member d is moved rearwardly ridge d' carries with it the bottom sheet which in turn is allowed to move out of the hopper by gage 'i as previously described. In order to prevent any blanks being moved forwardly in the return movement of the member d the front h is provided with 'depending ngers h, member d being 'cut away jut at these points to allow of its ridge d' passing beneath front h.

, Following the course of the blank when I it is pushed from the' hopper as described,

it is at once caught between two revolvi'ng rollers m, m, which feed the blank on to table B, assuming the position shown .by dotted 'line w in Fig. 4. This table comprises (as does .also table C) two die bars 'n, n, running'crosswise of the blank,-and

adjustably mounted' on two guides ,0; o.

.As will hereinafter be' described in detarl,

- on its two opposite edges until it bulges up slightly' as indicated by the dotted line w in F ig. 9. .This sight bulging allows of the 'formation of the creases without undue strain on the material and the details ofv the creasing operation which ooc'urs on table B,

and on table C in a' similar manner, will be describedp later. 4

.piece 8 slidable towar The pressing together of the sides of the blank on table B is accomplished as follows. As the blank is expelled upon the table from the rolls mit passes-over a bridge piece p having abutments g on its uppersurface.

Brushes r supported above the bridge piece press upon the moving blank and act to partly break the force of its rearward movement and also to press the front edge of the blank downward behind abutments q as soon as it has passed over them. The leading edge of the blank is limited in its rearward movement by the upstanding ortions of an angle dp the blank on the guides 0. As soon as the blank gets entirely over the abutments g this angle piece 8 is caused to move toward the blank, contacting With its rear edge and pressing it forward against said abutments.` As this movement continues the blank is squeezed until it' bulges up in the middle as desired, when the 'presser head descends and forms creases y,

the angle piece 8 then 'moving out to 'its former position.

.The angle piece s is caused to move in the following manner. Midway o f its 'length the angle piece is attached to a rod 12 slidably mounted in bearings on the machine frame. Thus, by sliding rod 12 the angle piece is moved on its supporting guides 0. The projecting rear end of rod 12 is in pivotal connection With the lower end of a lever 13,' which is 'pivote'd between its ends to a bracket 14 attachedto frame a. The upper end of lever 18 carries a) pin which isguided in a camway 15 .attached to the presser head D. Camway 15`is so formed that in the descent of the presser head, just before it reaches its lower position, the upper end of lever 13 is 'moved outwardly'pressing the lower end inwardly and moving the angle piece 8 .as desired. Toinsure ease of action and to take vup. lost motion a spring 16 is confined about'the end of rod l12 between theeiid of v`lever 13.- and bracket 14. Z It also assists 'inretiring the angle piece out of action.

The blank, which has now been scored in one directionwith parallel creases y, is free to move' and is carried across onto table C by the following means. ,supported in bearings on the frame a of the machine between tables B and C is a shaft t continuously rotated by. the. driving means. Two sprocket wheels u are feathered'on shaft t and Iconnected with the adjustable .die bars n sothat as said die bars may be adjusted to and from each other the sprocket wheels will move 'with them.. Mounted in the opposite4 ends of die bars 'n are two sprocket wheels w in alinement with wheels u, These wheels carry sprocket chains 10, the top reaches of which are continuously moving in the direction of table C, just beneath'the level of the blank on table B. Each chain 10 carries a project-- ing finger 11, the two fin ers being in alinement with each other. 'ust after the creasing operation above mentioned, the chains bring these two fingers* 1,1 intol operation to move the blankacross the machine and deli-ver 1t from table B onto table C. Supporting fingers o, attached tov 'die bars n, span the break between the twotables.

Table Cis similar to ftable B but arranged at right angles thereto. First there is a bridge piece p' having abutments similar to abutment q. When the blank passes from fingers o over this bridge'piece it is held and pressed down by brushes r', similar in construction and action to brushes r. The die bars 'n' on this table extending at right angles to the die bars of table B will form creases 'in the blank crosswise of 'the creases formed on table B. These die bars are slidably 'mounted on lguides o', -and carry at their ends sprocket wheels 'u/, 'w' similar to wheels u and w. Wheels u'- are feathered on a shaft 17, which is continuously rotated, and carry chains 10', the upper reaches of which move just below the level of the blank on the table, with projecting fingers 18 table C b the impetusiven it naoa'oea thereon for discharging the blank after the second creasin 4o eratlon. o a

When the b a has been depsited on y fin ers 11, the si e edge of the lank is limite in its movement-by the .upstanding portion of an angle piece 8' similar in action and -construction to` angle piece 8. That is, it carries a sliding rod 12' which is pivotally connected on -its outer end to a lever 13'. This lever is centrally pivoted to a fixed bracket 14' and carries at its upper end a pin which travels in a camway 15' attached to the presserhead D. Thus, in the descent of the presser head both cams 15 and 15' act u on levers 13 and 13' and angle pieces 8 an 8' are both pressed in and squeeze two blanks to bulge as described. The next instant both blanks are creased and in the upward movement of the preser bar the anglepieces are withdrawn and fingers 18 discharge one blank fromthe machine, with creases y y and ze in both directions as desired, while fingers 11 throw the second blank from table' B to table C. Simultaneously, a third blank is fed from the hopper A byrolls m onto table B and the process is.a continuous one y as lon as there are blanks to work upon in the eeding hopper.

The driving mechanism for carrying on the foregoing Operations .will now be described. The main driving shaft 20 is carried in bearings in the frame a of the maan eccentric 25 for operatm chine and has on one end a driving .pulley 21 which maybe belted or otherwise driven from a source of power. Keyed to a shaft 20 is a pinion 22 which meshes with a gear 23 carried by a shaft 24, parallel to shaft 20,

and likewise carried by bearings in the machine frame. 4

Midway of its length this shaft carries the movable slide d in the feed hopper. lever 26 'pivoted midway of its length to' a bracket 27 projecting from the frame a is connected at its upper end :by a short link 28 with a lug depending from the feeding slide d. The lower end of lever 26 connects by an eccentric rod 29 with eccentric 25, so that at each revolution of shaft 24, slide d'makes a forward motion to feed a blank to 'the rolls m, and is returned to its original position.`

On either end of shaft 24 are eccentrics 30 for Operating presser bar D. Eccentric rods 31 extend-upwardly from eccentrics 30, and i are pivotally connected at their ends with bolts 32 on the' presser bar. To avoid too great rigidity of action, that is, to aford some resilience in the pressing action 'bolts 32' are not directly' connected with the presser bar, but have s rings 33 interposed between them which al ow a certain amount of give and yet are stiif enough to accomlishthe oreasing action as desired. It may e stated in further explanation that the resser banextends horizontally over tables M and O, from ,one end to the other of the machine, and at its ends slides in ways 34 formed in the upright ends of the machine as carrying the feathered sprocket Wheels 'w' of table C. 'Shaft 17 is mounted inbearings on frame a and is connected by miter gears 38 with shaft t of table B. Thus the sprocket chains 10 and 10' are continuouslyf driven from shaft 17. This shaft also drives the lower roll m by reducing gearing 39.

Atv its opposite l*end this roll is connected to the upper roll 'm by equal gears 40. Thus, the rolls are both positively driven, and the direction of rotation' of shaft 17 is such as' to cause the rolls tov feed blanks away from the hopper and onto table B. While the lower of said rolls is mounted in fixed beari'ngs 41, the bearings for the upper roll `are carried in arms 42 pivoted at each vside of the hopper at 43. This allows the rolls to be separated slightly by the blanks passing between them, which is not enough' to interfere with themeshing of gears 40 with each other. To insure positive action of the rolls upon the blanks and prevent'slipping, their surfaces may be roughened, and also arms 42' ay vbe pressed downward by Springs 44 at'their ends, as shown in Fig. 7.

veach finger 11' being short 'enough to clear the bridge and carrying a collapsible extension 11' pivoted thereto. 'A spring 46, suficiently' stifi .for the Purpose, holds this exbut. allows it" to turn backward when .it Strikes bridge J' and so continue on its circuit unimpeded.

The diebars 'n are adjustable to and from each other and from abutments p, as before stated, to -produce creases y at any desired distance from each other. For'accomplishtension up to its work against a vstop pin 47,

ing this, the die bars are vattachecl to shoes 48 which are slidable along the parallel guides -.0', two shoes to each die bar. Bolts 49 'extend 'downward from the die bars through longitudinal slots in guides o' vand have hand nuts 50, whereby the bars may be fixed immovable when they have been moved to their correct positions to produce creases the desired distance apart. i

To the outer side of each die bar are at- -tached` plate fingers 51, disposed horizontally, w ich form a part of tables B' and C upon which the blanks are deposited to be creased. To the inner opposing sides of the die bars are attached fingers which support upright -strips 52, disposed parallel to the I ward having weights 55 to hold them taut.

Thus is formed a supporting means for the blanks, the horizontal reaches of the bandsl being'at the level of the tops of bars n and.

fingers 51. Moreover, this flexible portion of the table accommodates itself to the adjustment of the die bars, and the welghts hold it sufliciently taut to insure that when the blank lying thereon is squeezed prepara- .tory to being creased the bulge always occurs upw'ard On the under side of presser bar D are mounted creasing devices for coacting wlth bars n on table B and bars 'n/ o f table C to form the creases in the blank. These devices' comprise the following duplicated parts shown in Figs. 1 and 4, a set above table B and a similar set over table C, the details of which will now be described as shown in larger scale in Figs. 9 and 10.

i Guides 56, similar to guides o, are .adjustably attached to the under side of bar D bv bolts 57 passing up through slots in bar D and secured b hand nuts 58 above saidbar. Pairs of bo ts 57 pass through longitudinal slots 57' in the presser bar and 59 in guides 58 and through blocks 60 slidable 4along the under side of said guides, whence they project and support creaser bars 61.

:The lower parts 62 of the bolts are enlarged and threaded to receive nuts 63. The threaded nuts 58 and 63 afl'ord Vertical adj ustment of the creaser bars relative to the die bars with which they are in Vertical alinement. Each'creaser bar has a Vertical longfitudinal slot in its under side in which works a plunger bar 64:, pressed downward by sprin 65. This bar is supported in its slot, direct y over the longitudinal ridge in the underlying die bar, by ver-tical bolts 7 3 which extend upward through orifices in the creaser bar and project above, where they are slotted and pierced 'by tapered keys 74. The slots 75 are deep enough to allow the creaser bar and studs to be raised, but

Springs 65, intermediate of bolts '73, keep pressing them normally downward, hanging upon the keys. i

Inclined plates 66 are supported beneath each creaser bar by light tension Springs 67. The upper edges of these plates rest in longitudinal V-slots in the creaser bar, and

from' these converge downward to the rounded lower edge of the plungerbar' 64. The lower ed es of the inclined lates have vbeveled paral el faces normally eld a distance a art somewhat greater than the width o the ridge on the die bar. Thus, in the descent'of presser bar D each creaser bar descends upon its die bar and plates 66 press the interposed blank down either side of the' ridge on the die bar, producing the inverted U-shaped crease shown in Fig. 12. Small pins 68 retain the u per edges of plates 66 in their V-slots, an in the creasmg operation the plates turn slightly in these slots as on hinges, forcing central bar 64 upward, and bringing their arallel beveled faces closer to ther, to de nitely press the crease in the nk against the underlying ridge on the die r. The extra material required to. form the creases thus formed is .provided by the bulge in the blank obtained as prevlously described.

To insure that in the squeezin'g action to produce the bulge the edges of? the blank do lnot spring up and over'ride the limiting abutments g and 8, the creaser bars are provided with depending fingers .69, which are `located .vertically above the fingers 51 on the die bars. Fingers 69 are supported from longitudinal bars 69', which are slidably mounted on studs 70 depending 'from overhangingf cleats 71 on the creaser bars. Springs 72 on studs 70 normally keep fingers 69 in lower position so that in the descent of the presser bar these fingers first contact with the blank and hold it against fingers 51 on both ed es of the blank, after which the creasing ta es lace. Conversely in'the return motlon of t e presser bar, the creaser bars leave the blank first, fingers 69 still holding the'latter down upon the table where it belongs and preventmg its being caught by plates 66 in any way and raised.

' It is understood that the fingers .are merely for' the purpose stated, to prevent'the edges of 'the blank from being raised oif the table by suctio'n or adhering to the creaser bars. They press lightly upon the blank and do not 1n any degree prevent the lateral drawing of the blank from the edges inwardly at the creasing operation.

Key 74g provides for the adjustment of plates 66 to produce a crease in connection 'with the. ridge on the die bar to best advantage. Each key has a prolongation 77 through which passes a bolt 78 scre ved into the creaser bar. Thus by turning the nut on bolt 78 the normal level of plunger bar 64 can be nicely regulated, and this determines the opening between the beveled ends of plates 66 which forms the crease.

After die bars 'n and n' have been correctly s'et on tables B and C to produce creases on the blank spaced as desired, it is necessary to move thev creaser bars 61 the crease forming ridges.

above them until they ex'actl register with 8,1 the casting '80 actsas a nut and is moved along carrying both blocks 60 and therefore the creaser bar connected'with them. This provides an independent adjusting lbolt for Ward and the other upward, 'whereby thev -of the machine. Having now fully described my invention,

each' of the creaser bars, and inl order-that the two over the same table shall clear each other, one of the castings 80 is offset downtwo adjusting bolts. lie parallel, one-above the other, and the creaser bars.

.These bolts 81 may be operated by'prolonging them and squaring their' ends for wrenches, or by the addition of 'miter gears 83 and Vertical turning posts 84:, they may be operated more conveniently from the top what I claim and desire-to protect by Izetters Patent is:

1. In a machine for creasing card'board blanks .or the like, in combination, a table provided with parallel creasing ridges, a reciprocating presser head for coacting'therewith, means for' Operating the head and means for producinga fullness in the blank on the table between'the creases'to allow for the creases. i

2.` In a machine for creasing card board blanks or the like, in combination, a table I provided with parallel creasing ridges, a reciprocating presser head for coacting therewith, means for Operating the head andV means for squeezing the blank on the table 'to produce a bulge in the blank between said' ridges -to allow for .the creases.

3. In a machine for creasing card board blanks or the like, in combination, a fixed table and a reciprocating head, means for bringing the head down` upon the table, means for feeding a single blankupon the table at each reciprocation, means for simultaneouslyv forming parallel creases in the blank, means for squeezin the blank until it bulges centrally just prlor to the creasethe creased blank. I

4. A machine for 'creasing card board blanks or the like comprising, in combination, a stationary `table and a movable presser head alining therewith, means for reciprocating the 'presser head to and from the table, parallel creasing` ridges in said table and resilient' groove-ways' in the movable head coacting therewith, abutmentsfor the blanks on both sides of the table, and

zforming operation, and means for. ejecting .65 means to move said abutments toward 'each o this end, the,l

provide a nice-adjustment 'for other w'hereby the blanks are squeeed until they bulge priorto the creasing operation.

5. A ;machine Vfor creasing card board blanks or the like comprising in combination, a -stationary -table and a movable pfjdjsser head, means for reciprocating the presser head to and from the table, parallel crffasin ridges -in 'said table, means to adjust'sald ridges to and lfrom each other, adjlistable resilient groove-ways in'the movable head coactmg therewith, limiting flanges for 'the edges ofthe blanks-parallel .to the ridges projecting above the table level tof''form abutments for .opposite edges of the blanks, andl means to recrprocate one of said 'abiitments relatively to the other, whereby a blankrupon the table is squeez'ed to form a bu'flge in said blank between abutments for thpurposeof providin'g extra material'for the `simultaneous formatlon of creases about the-ridges in the subsequent desce'nt of the prfsser head. h

'-d. `A machine for creasing card board blanks or the like comprisin the combina- With a stationary table avin parallel creasing ridges adjusted apart, a se f-adjustiii'l support intermediate of said ridges, and si e-limiting flanges on the outside of and parallel tosaidridges, lof a movable presser head, means to reciprocate the presser head to1and from the table, means connected with thipresser head to cause one of said flanges 'toreciproca-te relatively to the other as the presser head is reciprocated, and parallel crefsing ooves in the' presser head for coacting with the ridges in the table. w

' .7. A machine for 'creasing card ,board blanks or the like comprising, in combinatior, a stationary tab e and a movable presser head, means for reciprocating the presser head to and from the table, parallel creasing ridges in said-table, a fixed flange outside of one of said ridges, a similar flange oiifl the oppositeside ofthe ridges slidable to from the ,fixed flange by the reciprocatin' presserhead, said head comprising paral el .groove-ways for coacting .with the foijmingl anv abutment for the'blanks on the ridges in the table, and horizontally dispo'sed spring fingers oh the voutside of said groove-ways fo'r coacting withsimilar fingers in the table in the descent of the presser bar thereon, to clamp the edges of the blank prior tothelv creasing operation.

A machine for creasing card board blanks or the like coniprising, in combination, a stationary table and a 'movable presser head, means for` reciprocating the presser head to and from the table, parallel creasing ridges in said table, a fixed flange forming an abutment for the blanks on the outside of one of said ridges, a similar flange on the opposite side of the ridges slidable to and from the fixed flange by the reciprocating presser. head,'sa1d head carrying parallel I groove-ways for coacting with the ridges in the table each groove-way comprismg a longitudina sprin -pressed tog member and longitudinal si es formed y the beveled lower edges of two spring-supported plates hingeably socketed at their upper edges an convergingI downwardly s o that their beveled edges underlie the reslhent top member and are spaced apart somewhat farther than the width of the coacting rid e in the table, and downwardly sloping sur aces onl either side of said ridge whereby in the creasing operation the to of the oove-Way gives upwardly and a ows the sldes to bvpressed in together a ainst thesldes of said ridge, creasmg the lank between. them.

9. A machine for creasmg card board blanks or the like comprising, in combination, a hopper for the blanks, acreasmg table provided with 'parallel transverse ridges, means for conveying a smgle blank from the hopper to said table, means for squeezing the blank on the table unt1l 1t bulges between said ridges, a reclprocatmg presser head carrying groove-ways for coacting with said ridges toform creases m the blank and means for ej ecting the blank after the creasing operation.

10. 'A machine for creasing card board blanks or the like comprising, in combination,l a hopper for the blanks, a creasing table provided with parallel transverse ridges, means forconveying a single blank from the hopper to said table, means for squeezing the blank 'n the table until it bulges between said ridges, a second creasing table disposed at right angles to the first table, parallel longitudinal ridges therein.

and means for squeezing a blank until it bulges therebetween, means for transferrin a blank from the first table to the secon table, a reciprocating presser head carrying groove-ways for coactin with said ridges to form creases in the ill ways in the presser head for forming creases in connection with the longitudinal ridges whereby in the descent of the preer head parallelcreases may be formed in two blanks simultaneonsly, transv'ersely in one and longitudinally in the other.

11. A machine for creasing card board blanks or the like comprising, in combination, a hopper'for the blanks, va table contammg parallel crease-forming ridges, a reciprocatin claw member in said hopper for ejecting a lank onto the table, a fixed abutment, ibrushes for pressing the blank down behind said albutment, a sliding abutment, a presser head for descending upon the table -and coacting with the crease-forming 'ridges, means on 'the presser head formoving the slidin abutment toward the fixed abutment, an means. for' actuating the presser head and thereciprocating clawL member. I.

ank, and 'groove- 12. A machine for creasing card board' creasin table and a reciprocating head and' means or bringing the head down upon the vtable to form parallel creases, together With abutments for the edges of the blank parallel with the creases and means for movmg the abutments toward each other at each reciprocation of a hopper for the 'blanks having adjustable side and front members for conforming' to the size of the blanks and a lon- -ank-, provided with an adjustment for regulating the heiht of said openin to allowl only a single l through at each reciprocation.

14. In a machine for creasing card board blanks or the like, in combination with a tudinal opening for the ejectment of a' ank to be ejecte therecreasin table and a reciprooating head and means or bringin the'head down upon the table to form par lel creases, together with abutments for the edges of the blank parallel with the creases and means formoving the abutments toward each other at each reciprocation, of a hopper for the blanks,

spring-pressed feed rolls for delivering'single'blanks from the hopper to the table, and -actuating means for the rolls.

1,5. In a machine for creasing card board blanks or the like, in combination, a table provided With parallel creasing ridges, a re clprocatlng presser head for coactin therewith, means for squa r' up the bla 'on the table with respect 'to e ridges, means for producing a bulge in the blank to allow for the creases, and means for Operating the presser head.y

16. In a machine for' creasing card board blanksor the like, 'in combination, parallel creasing devices and means for delivering a blank and pos1t1oning it over -the creaslng' devices, complementary creasing devices and means to reclprocate them tow-ard and from the blank overlying the first named creasing devices, means to adjust the creasing devices of each pair to vary their distance apart, and a support for .the blank between the first named creasing devices and operable in the adjustment'of the latter to expand or contract laterally, thereby affording A ,a. suppo'r't whose dimensions vary with the dlstance between the creasing` devices.

' 17. In a machine for creasing card board blanks or the like, in combination, parallel creasing devices and means for delivering a blank and 'positioning it over the creasing devices, complementary creasing devices and means to reciprocate them toward and from the blank overlying the first named creasing devices, laterally extending weighted straps forming a 'support for the blank between the creasing devices, means to adjust* the creasing devlc'es to vary their distance a art, and means operable in the adj ust'ment of the creasing devices to draw said straps lat'ally against said weights when the creasing devlces are adjusted to increase the space between them;-l

18. In afimachine for creasing cardkboard blanks or -tlie like, in combination, parallel creasin-g devices and means for deliverin av blank' andlfpositioning it over the crea'slng devices, complementar creasing devices and means to reciprocate t em toward andv from' the blank overlying the first named creasing' devlces, means to produce a bulge i'n the blank between thev creasin devlces, and means to 'h'ld flat, durin t 'creasing operation, thegparts of the lank outside the creasing devices.

19. In amachine for creasin creasing devices and means for delivering a 4blank and' positioning it over the crelsmg' devices, coiili'pl'ementar creasing devices and means to reclprocate t em toward and'from the blank 'overlying the first named crea'sing' rest, fingers movable with the complemencard board A blanks or'the like, in combination, parallell tary creasing devices and engaging the blank from above, and springs yieldmgly holding the fingers against the'blank.

20. In a machine for creasing card board blanks or the like, parallel creasing devices, means for'sliding a blank laterall over the creasing devices, a laterally exten in abutment over. which the 'blanks are thus s id and which prevents retraction of the blanks when positioned for creasing, and yielding brushes adapted to press the rear edge of the blank down as it overrides the abutment.

21. In a machine for forming card board blanks or the like, the combination with feed mechanism for inserting the blanks into the machine, of means adaptedto straighten and register the blanks, 'further means for forming a bulge centrally in the blank, said bulgv ing means being adapted to allow the creasing means to draw on the extra material in the bulge, and means for ejecting the creased blank.

22. In a machine for creasing card board blanks or the like, the combination with means for making two 'creases in a piece of material, of means whereby a bulge is given vthe material'between the creasing means,

said bulging means being adapted to allow the creasing means to draw on the extra material in thebulge, to prevent rending of the material.

23. In a machine for creasing card board blanks or the like, the combinatlon of means 'for making two parallel creases simultaneously i-n a piece of material, means adapted to bulge the material, and means for causing said bulge to form centrally between the p creasing means to allow for the creases.

Intestimony of which invention, I have hereunto set my hand, at Philadelphia, Pa., on this 23rd day of Jul 1918.

J HN H. STORTZ.

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